Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
80 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
![]() percentage of persons without the disease who have a negative result |
![]() Clinical Specificity |
![]() True Negative = 90% Specificity FP = False Positive (10%) |
|
due to low molecular weight compounds that have contact with the skin |
contact dermititis |
|
|
most common causes of contact dermatitis include |
1. nickel 2. rubber 3. poison ivy 4. cosmetics |
|
|
causes sytemic inflammation due to infection of animal serum to humans |
serum sickness |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
inactivation of serum |
heating of serum @ 56 C for 30 mins |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
inactivation of serum |
heating of serum @ 56 C for 30 mins |
|
|
reinactivation of serum (when 4 hrs has lapsed) |
heating of serum at 56 C for 10 mins |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
inactivation of serum |
heating of serum @ 56 C for 30 mins |
|
|
reinactivation of serum (when 4 hrs has lapsed) |
heating of serum at 56 C for 10 mins |
|
|
requires the use of serum |
1. VDRL 2. FTA-ABS 3. Complement Fixation Test |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
if this substance is present in the reagent there is no need to heat sserum |
choline chloride |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
inactivation of serum |
heating of serum @ 56 C for 30 mins |
|
|
reinactivation of serum (when 4 hrs has lapsed) |
heating of serum at 56 C for 10 mins |
|
|
requires the use of serum |
1. VDRL 2. FTA-ABS 3. Complement Fixation Test |
|
|
based on the principle that soluble antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce a reaction in people who have past or present infection of tuberculosis |
Tuberculin test |
|
|
if this substance is present in the reagent there is no need to heat sserum |
choline chloride |
|
|
represent the ratio of concentrated or stock material to the total final volume of a solution |
Dilution |
|
|
other name of tuberculin test |
PPD - purified protein derivative/ mantoux test |
|
|
what is injected under the skin in mantoux test and read at what hours? |
PPD; read at 48-72 hours |
|
|
positive result for mantoux test |
(+) erythema/induration |
|
|
commonly used sample in serology |
serum |
|
|
blood is allowed to clot at what temp? |
room temp or 4 C then centrifuged |
|
|
if testing cannot be performed immediately: |
Ref temp: < 72 hrs serum is stored @ 2-8 C Freezing temp: > 72 hrs serum is stored at -20 C |
|
|
inactivation of serum |
heating of serum @ 56 C for 30 mins |
|
|
reinactivation of serum (when 4 hrs has lapsed) |
heating of serum at 56 C for 10 mins |
|
|
requires the use of serum |
1. VDRL 2. FTA-ABS 3. Complement Fixation Test |
|
|
dilution is an indication of … |
relative concentration |
|
|
dilution is an indication of … |
relative concentration |
|
|
dilution can be expressed as… |
fraction or ratio |
|
|
Types of dilution |
1. simple 2. compound 3. serial dilution |
|